Level 2 Technology

External StandardsLesley Pearce

2011

• AS 90360 Inform own technological practice through characterisation of an existing production process

Information from…

• Visit a factory/company• Watch a video• Case study• Visiting technologist

Step 1

• Characterised the production process• Create a flow diagram/chart/written

description of each key stage• Show quality controls• Show critical control points (Time, temperature, tolerances)

Step 2

• How did the characterisation of chosen production process show students how/what to do in developing their own outcome

• Or• How did identified parts in characterisation

inform own practice• Excellence -Discuss how knowledge enhanced

own practice

Evidence

• How knowledge informed student practice - shown throughout practice and/or in final report or a separate report

Evidence required in relation to the production process

• sub-setting into sequential and parallel operations• flow-sheeting• defining batch, continuous or semi-continuous

operating characteristics• defining the nature of inventory management

systems• recognising the limitations imposed by legislation,

regulations or codes of practice and societal elements such as religious beliefs.

Characterising a key stage

• defining inputs outputs and yields• defining the purpose, i.e. storage, transportation,

delay, inspection, transformation (with a description of the specific transformation) of the operation

• defining levels of key operating variables to be maintained, e.g. temperature, linear measurement, volume, etc

• recognising the most limiting (bottleneck) aspect of the stage.

Evidence includes • identification of quality parameters that can be used to

judge whether the process is operating within acceptable limits

• an outline of measurement techniques such as:physical, e.g. temperature, length, velocity, rotational speedchemical, e.g. concentrationelectrical, e.g. voltage, current, charge, power, drawnbiological, e.g. number of cells per unit volume performance, e.g. rate of response to change.• a description of appropriate quality control strategies.

Technological Knowledge

• AS 90361 Examine tech knowledge in bio tech• AS90363 Examine tech knowledge in electronics

and control• AS90365 Examine tech knowledge in food

technology• AS90367 Examine tech knowledge in ICT• AS90371 Examine tech knowledge in materials• AS90373 Examine knowledge in structures and

mechanisms

Knowledge gained relates to student practice

• Don’t let students do it as an after thought the assessors know!

• It is all about identifying, explaining and discussing how knowledge informed the students own practice

Choice..

• Examine a technologists practice (visit, video, report)

• Examine an existing technological outcome developed by a technologist

Identify key knowledge about the outcome

• Disassembly techniques– Materials/ingredients/properties– Components– Construction/joining– Design and/or technological principles (colour,

layout, appearance)– Ergonomics– Technological practice (planning tools,

stakeholder consultation, production processes, roles required, price range etc

Linked to student work

• “Pine was used in this outcome I will use pine because…”

• This website uses white as the background for easy reading, this is a good idea which I will use in my website.”

• “because Andrea Moore uses this method, I did my skirt like this because…”

Example of TemplateExisting outcomes of

Materials…Properties…

Key physical and functional specifications

Construction/joining techniques…

Ergonomics…

Components….

How information is to be used…..

Knowledge sourced at various stages..

• Break it into the stages of testing and trialing of testing materials, techniques etc throughout the students practice

• Explain how this timely “research” guided their decision making

Excellence

• 2 or more outcomes/technologists’ practice• Details of key knowledge• Compared underpinning knowledge– Selected aspects useful to own development

• Justified reasons why knowledge influenced own thinking

• Reflected, explained how and where acquired knowledge was used to inform student practice

Discussion on how quality of own outcome had been enhanced by

acquired knowledge

• Throughout whole practice that the knowledge from the technologists or other outcomes were continually considered and decisions made or whether to use it and why and what difference it made to their practice or outcome – “ If I had done more research on …I could have..”

To Gain an Achievement with Excellence

• At least two profiles are completed with thorough detail.

• A conclusion for each profile which describes in detail how things such as the design principles, key attributes, materials used, price, techniques used, and technological principles meet the product/s specifications. e.g. related to target market, product type care instructions, price range

Literacy Strategy- to “Explain” is to - describe in detail

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AS 90773

Examine how technological practice is influenced by responsibilities to the wider community

Steps

• Students to identify operating practices and identify the technologists responsibilities which affect and/or must be considered within this operating practice

• Identify from a technologist practice issues which concern or affect the wider community when designing, manufacturing or using products

E.g. web page – privacy act

Identifying Operating Practices • Methods for carrying out technological practice

that have either evolved within a community of practitioners (e.g. product developer, event manager, landscape designer, ICT systems developer) or are widely applicable across communities

Such as:• Preparation of briefs, project management e.g.

plans of action, Gantt charts and critical path analysis ,designing, manufacturing

Such as…

• Fostering innovation e.g. focus groups, idea generation and screening

• Prototype testing e.g. surveys, trial marketing• Outcome manufacture e.g. production

processes and quality assurance• Implementation of technological outcomes

e.g. commissioning, acceptance testing, guarantees and warranty periods

To Gain Achievement

• use a case study on a technological practice based on the production of a technological outcome i.e. a product.

• include identifying social responsibilities within operating practices that technologists are influenced by in the development and or production of their outcome.

Idea: develop a chart

A chart to show these responsibilities in relation to the operating practices they are related to. Then relate how knowledge helps throughout own practice.

Operating Practice Social Responsibility Type of responsibility -legal, ethical or moral

E.g. Client Consultation All communication with the client in developing an outcome is in strict confidenceIncluding client requirements and costs involved.

Ethical and maybe legal if a contract has been signed.

Responsibilities to the wider community include

– Legal responsibilities including: Acts and Standards

– Ethical responsibilities including: professional (e.g. stipulated by codes of ethics developed by professional associations) and cultural and / or religious (e.g. in keeping with the accepted practices of cultures and religions)

– Moral responsibilities driven by the beliefs and values of the technologist.

Wider community

• includes living organisms and the environments they live in that might be affected by the practice of the technologist including the outcomes they develop.

To Gain an Achievement with Merit

• Complete a chart as for Achieved…• Then EXPLAIN this knowledge so…• Write a conclusion which describes in detail

how operating practices are influenced by the technologist’s responsibilities to the wider community.

Literacy Strategy- to “Explain” is to - describe in detail

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Sentence enablers• The responsibility to the consumer is always that

main concern of the technologist. This is reflected in/For example/demonstrated by…

• Technologists are constantly concerned with…• The main reason/s for technologist’s to be

influenced by responsibilities to the wider community is/are….

• The environment is equally important to the technologist as part of the wider community so that is why…

• This …is to ensure• This is to done to check that…• The legal requirements of manufacturing food products

are…• The consequences for not doing this are…• The advantages of doing this are…• If … is not adhered to…• If the (operating practice) does not comply with… this

may cause…• This (social responsibility) is important to the consumer

because…• This responsibility is important to (operating practice)

because…

• Problems that could arise from not completing this thoroughly…

• A problem with this could be…• It is important that checks like these are done

regularly because…• An example of this would be…• The importance of this is demonstrated by…• This method means that…• Consumers are concerned with … that means

that….

Explain how this knowledge helps you throughout your project.

• The following will be/ was important … because …

• I will use/used the following knowledge about … in my project by…

• This knowledge about … will help/helped me to…

• I realised that I would need to develop my own… because…

• The reason for using… means that…

• The main things I learnt from using this knowledge were…

• It was important I considered … because…• My final outcome was helped by applying…

this is demonstrated by…• I was successful in developing my outcome …

because I …• I ensured the quality of my outcome by…• This is demonstrated by..• Using … contributed to …

To Gain an Achievement with Excellence

• Complete a chart as for Achieved…• Now discuss this knowledge so…• A conclusion explains and discusses the

interaction between operating practices that are influenced by the technologist’s responsibilities to the wider community.

Discuss words…

although on the other handthis differs fromin contrast toeven though

at the same timehoweveranother reason on the other sidecause and effect

Sentence enablers

• The (operating practice) must adhere to this (responsibility) otherwise…

• Another reason for doing this is…• This … interacts with … by… • The reason for this differs from…• Even though this operating practice could be done

without …• It is important for … to be considered at the same

time. An example of this is…

• This operating practice… is in contrast to/differs from…

• The technologist is concerned with … in contrast to the consumer who wants…

• The consumer is on the other hand concerned with…• Although this means ….. for the technologist it is

important for the consumer to know…• If … is not done at this stage in the operating practice

it could mean that…

Relate to student practice

• Discuss how the quality of (student) own technological outcome has been influenced by the interactions between the knowledge gained and your practice.

• Provide good evidence clearly indicating how the interactions that (the student) has discussed earlier that have influenced the quality of the final outcome produced.

Discuss words• although • on the other hand• this differs from• in contrast to• even though• at the same time• however• another reason • on the other side

Sentence enablers

• I used the following knowledge about … in my project by…

• This knowledge about … helped me to…• The reason for … • This is in contrast to…• The main things I learnt from using this

knowledge were…These are demonstrated by…• These have helped me to understand …

• It was important I considered … because…• On the other hand I had to remember that…• I had to consider … in my practice even

though…• I used … in my practice to ensure…• When I used testing methods I considered…• I realised that… was important to consider if I

wanted to…

• When I did … I used…however I could have…• In considering … I also had to consider…• I tried to incorporate … to ensure… and this led

to…• I was successful in… because I …• My final outcome was helped by applying…this is

demonstrated by…• The quality of my outcome was enhanced by…

due to…

• If I was to continue developing this product to manufacturing I would need...

• By ensuring I did … I have adhered to/complied with …

• Although this was not needed legally I felt it was important to ensure the consumer knew…